Help!: Random Floor Pattern

[J.R Tiling]

Hi Guys ,

Have been asked by a friend to tile their hallway in a random pattern (as shown in picture), told them i have never done it before but they are happy for me to have a go, and i think i'll be able to do it but just need some advice first.

How is the best way to go about doing a pattern like this ie setting out, & do you start with large tiles and cut them or do you buy in tiles of the various sizes ?

Any feedback would be most welcome

Many Thanks John

slate floor.jpg

[Dave]

They come in the said sizes......

heres a pattern sheet for you..

[doug boardley]

is that our old friend "Opus" Dave?

[Dave]

[faithhealer]

Hi John, most tile shops have pattern sheets like daves, and different patterns have a different no of tile sizes/quantitys. Dry lay any pattern first to give yourself a stater for ten!

[hillhead]

The shop might supply a layout plan of the patten,i always ask for it.

[whitebeam]

Could try and use a sheet of paper (linning paper with sheets taped together), lay each tile onto paper and mark round each tile, when complete cut out whole pattern and use as a template to help in setting out, just a thought

[Tugboattiler]

Set it out in the normal way, using a staff made with the smallest tile in the pattern.

[J.R Tiling]

Cheers for the advice guys im quite looking foward to doing this one now.

[Dave]

[NETT Darren]

Hi Mate
Have a look on this site for examples, you can print them off
Daltile - Tile Patterns

[JC tiling]

nice site daz!!!

[Aztectiler]

For that design I have always worked out what size a double pattern is and worked from there. If you check out my gallery There are 2 pics of a travertine floor I have done that is the exact same design, it might help, it might not but it will show you a bigger finished floor for your referance.

The avatar picture by my name is one of the pics

Good luck and just take as long as you need to plan and set out as it shows that the time spent was worth it in the end.

[swiftfix]

I have done a similar thing with limestone then only problem was the smaller tiles being exactly half the size of the bigger one,meaning if you put a spacer in, the other tile would overlap.I had to shave a bit off two sides of the small ones and one side of the medium ones i think.The manufacturers should of accounted for this fact.

[dingo]

sheera slate from topps, a product i presumed was like the rest of topps slate ( nightmare) on another thread, although stand corrected and have ordered for MY OWN kitchen floor today and yes it's opus

a floor i did on the island of Tiree

[whitebeam]

Thats some kitchen mate

[Leatherface]

Here's one I did last year, Island was already fixed, took a bit of planning out to get tiles to meet at opposite end

[whitebeam]

Another fine piece of work Nick

[dingo]

Thats some kitchen mate

not just a kitchen, but open plan living area

one before polishing . . it was 22mm limestone
edited, i posted the original pic first

[malcolml]

if you send me your address i can post you out some patterns for different size tiles hope this will be of help to you